The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-09-10


sign his position on account OF
of his wife.
George Godin was killed and
were severely injured by railros
near Bathurst, New Brunswick, on
A full grown pig, with eight toes.
two tails and four ears, is freak
that attracts general attention at be
N. Y.
In a recent French duel both partie!
wounded, an occurrence that is characts
by an exchange as "the most remarkab
cident of the season"
The Acting Secretary of the Interior
requested the Attorney General to begin
against fifteen parties in Montana for unla
fully fencing in the public lands.
Fire destroyed the stables of VIM. Heffro
in Cincinnati, Wednesday night, badly burr
ing two stabemen, one of them, Peter HayesS
fatally. Thirty eight horses and twelve mulesj
were burned to death.
The Collector of Customs at New York ha1
been instructed to allow free entry Of
baggage and effects of certain troop
Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Bd
which are to take part in the Intern;
Military Encampment at Chicago.
Ex-Governor William Aiken died Of
nesday, at his country place at Flat
North Carolina, aged 81 years. FL
Governor of South Carolina in 1874,
Congressman from 1851 to 1857. He
largest slave holder in the state, and
successful rice planter.
DR.. D. A. TAFT, of Philadelphia, an
Minnie Buechle, of Pottstown, Pennsy
were to have been married on Thu
DIR. TAFT and number of his friends al
at Pottstown on Wednesday night and fos
Miss Buechle i'll. She died Thursday NOR
ing after an illness of less than two days
Next Wednesday Ohio will dedicate twa
monuments at Gettysburg. Gov. For
and the State officials, Fourteenth Ohio
iment and large body of veterans and
zens will pass through Hagerstown on s
TENDER II and 13 on special trains over
B. and o. and Western Maryland Railroad
A young lady who became charmed last
winter with good looking youth, who said
he was Charles Arrowby, Boston artist in
search of health, has begun proceedings in
New York to have her marriage with him
annulled. He turned out to be Jacob Smith,
a Gotham sign painter, with wife and two
children.
The State Live Stock Commissioners of H.
linois have discovered that the Texas fever is
rapidly killing off cattle in the southern Sec
ton of Chicago. Prof. Law believes that the
shipping of Texas cattle 20 the North and
East during the warm months should be pro-
hibited by the government and by all the state
authorities.
The barn of John Eaby, in Salisbury town
ship, Lancaster county, Pa, was struck by
lightning in Wednesday, storm and destroyed,
with contents. Loss 81 200; insured. Light
ming entered the stable of George Mann, in
Manor, and killed four horses and a mule.
Loss $1,000. The barn of Amos Hook, in
Millersville, was set on fire and completely
destroyed. Loss $4,000; insured.
A severe storm passed over Worcester, OF
sego county, New York, on Wednesday.
Amos Cornell was lifted off his feet by the
wind, thrown against barrel Is feet distant
and killed, Two other men were severely
injured and four houses and barns were de-
stroyed The crops were also damaged. On
the same afternoon q tornado visited Bing-
hampton, New York. 1t lasted only short
time, but trees and chimneys were blown
down in all parts of the city.
While Manhall Eastry was at work at a saw
mill in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, on
Tuesday, two men, named Swearingen and
Newman, approached, and the former said
they had come from Mississippi to kill Eastry.
At the same time he discharged both barrels
of gun into Eastry's body. Eastry ran into
the mill, procured gun and killed Swear
ingen on the spot. Newman then fired at
Eastry, but missed him, and was pursued by
Eastry until the latter fell dead.
There was an explosion on Wednesday
morning on schooner loaded with naphtha,
lying near the wharf, opposite John Cnn-
ningham's oil storehouse, at Chelsea bridge,
Boston. Four men on deck were hurled high
above the schooner, and then fell back into
tla "a that Gllad the Nacoal Gffb m
Jumped overheard and was drowned. Cum
ningham's store-house was destroyed, and the
vessel drifted around against the drawbridge
and the draw was burned.
1t is claimed that Chicago's new Auditor
ium Building will contain the largest organ
in America. The plan submitted specifies
among other things 100 speaking and 40 me-
Chemical stops, 5000 pipes and four manuals.
The instrument will consist of six distinct
organs. 1t will have all modern appliances,
among other things electric action and an
echo organ, 1t will take from eighteen
months to two years to build and viii cost
about $4,000,
The General Council of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in the United States and
Canada, convened in Greenville, Penna., on
Thursday. This is the supreme body Of this
branch Of the Church in America. 1t repre-
sents nine synods, 993 ministers, 1885 congre-
cations and 258, 40S commitment members.
The Council supports about half of the 26
Lutheran colleges in the United States and
four theological seminaries. Its foreign work
is mostly in India.
In addition to the troops already detailed,
battery of the Third Artillery will be sent
from Washington to participate in the Con-
stitutional Centennial Celebration in Philadel-
phia. Gen. Sheridan, who is to command
the military, will be accompanied by his per.
sonal staff, Coils. Sheridan, Kellogg and
Blunt. The last named officer is on his way
from Newport to make such preliminary ar
rangements as may be necessary. 1t is ex.
pected at the War Department that 10000
men will take part in the military parade.
A dispatch from Chattanooga, Tennessee,
says that several years ago Marsh L. Polk
| robbed the State Treasury of several hundred
thousand dollars while serving as State Treas
urer. He was arrested and in short time he
was reported to have died. His body was
shipped from Nashville to Bolivar, Tennessee,
where it was buried. A Mr.. Gamble, . prom.
inent citizen of Admission, Alabama, has just
returned home from an extended visit in the
City of Mexico, and says that while there he
met Polk and talked with him, and found
that he was in business there.
A despatch from Toledo, Ohio, says the
tornado which visited that section on Tuesday
originated in Southern Michigan. It first
struck the village of Sylvania, blowing down
two gas well derricks and wrenching boiler
from its brick foundation. One farmer had
fifty acres of fine timber hlown-d down. A
brick schoal house at Niche was destroyed.
The track of the tornado was south by east
along the line of the Toledo aud Ohio Central
Railroad, and was from one to two hundred
yards wide. No fences or tall trees are stand
ing, Corn is scattered and houses and barns
n ra rnrooc,d Co. ,,,;foe